Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner and Andrea Montero Cusset
"Freakonomics" was published by Harper Torch in May 2006 - New York, USA and the language of the book is English.
“Freakonomics” Metadata:
- Title: Freakonomics
- Authors: Steven D. LevittStephen J. DubnerAndrea Montero Cusset
- Language: English
- Publisher: Harper Torch
- Publish Date: May 2006
- Publish Location: New York, USA
“Freakonomics” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Economics - Economics -- Psychological aspects - Economics -- Sociological aspects - Finance - Nonfiction - Sociology - nyt:paperback_business_books=2012-02-25 - New York Times bestseller - Popular Culture - business & economics - social science - economics theory - psychology - Socioeconomic Factors - data-mining - high-stakes tests - parenting - education - nominative determinism - collusion - Japan Sumo Association - real-estate agents - illegal drug trade - low earnings - crack cocaine - effect of legalized abortion on crime - incentives - cheating - teachers - sumo wrestlers - Sociological aspects - Economia (aspectos sociais) - Business - Economia da informação - Psychological aspects of Economics - Économie politique - Aspect psychologique - Sociological aspects of Economics - Psychological aspects - Economia (aspectos psicológicos) - Aspect sociologique - Aspectos sociales - Aspectos psicológicos - Economía - Reading Level-Grade 7 - Reading Level-Grade 9 - Reading Level-Grade 8 - Reading Level-Grade 11 - Reading Level-Grade 10 - Reading Level-Grade 12 - Economics, psychological aspects - Economics, sociological aspects - Humor - Large type books - Economics--psychological aspects - Economics--sociological aspects - Hb74.p8 l479 2005 - Hb74 .p8 l666f 2005 - 330 - Hb74.p8 l479 2006
- People: ➤ Steven D. Levitt - Stephen J. Dubner - Ku Klux Klan - Nicolae Ceauşescu - John Donohue - Stetson Kennedy
- Places: Washington D.C. - Romainia - Tokyo - Chicago
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Pagination: xii; 242p.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24235407M - OL278022W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 298348013
- ISBN-10: 0061143308
- All ISBNs: 0061143308
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"Freakonomics" Table Of Contents:
- 1- In which the book's central idea is set forth: namely, if morality represents how people would like the world to work, then economics shows how it actually does work.
- 2- In which we explore the beauty of incentives, as well as their dark side--cheating.
- 3- In which it is argued that nothing is more powerful than information, especially when its power is abused.
- 4- In which the conventional wisdom is often found to be a web of fabrication, self-interest, and convenience.
- 5- In which the facts of crime are sorted out from the fictions.
- 6- In which we ask, from a variety of angles, a pressing question: do parents really matter?
- 7- In which we weigh the importance of a parent's first official act--naming the baby.
- 8- In which the dependability of data meets the randomness of life.
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